> front of the amount for check protection. Under Foxpro HELP, * (asterisk) > is a valid format code for this purpose but I can't seem to make it work. > I've tried just about every combination of codes to try to make it work but > can't. I'm sure there must be an easy solution but what is it? Just use *'s instead of 9's: put "***,***,**9.99" for a propper check format. Put it into the InputMask or whatever the picture clause is called now.